September 2018
Intermediate to advanced
426 pages
10h 46m
English
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Object-Oriented Programming
Object-oriented programming is a paradigm where programs are defined in terms of "object classes" that communicate with each other by sending messages. It is an evolution of the paradigms of procedural, structured, and modular programming, and is implemented in languages such as Java, Python, or C ++.
Classes define the behavior and available state that is specified in objects, and allow a more direct representation of the concepts necessary for modeling a problem, allowing the user to define new types.
Objects are characterized by:
- An identity that differentiates them from each other
- Defining their behavior through methods
- Defining their state through properties and attributes
Classes allow grouping in a new ...